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starting with some detail on the left

Have included a close up here to show the process but this is in constant flux as I work out how to do this.  It has taken a week to cover 200mm x 150mm though the left is like a little landscape on its own.

under-painting

I'm trying a different process. Rather than complete one small bit at a time, I have blocked in the whole thing with an acrylic wash. Not water but using acrylic glazing liquid. My thought is it might be a faster process to have most of it worked out, reasonably accurate before I begin the detail process.

a modest dwelling

This slightly odd house is on the periphery of a small town in the Wairarapa, the subject of my next painting. I have made a drawing of it on a 900mm x 700mm canvas and am now wondering where to start. 

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Acrylic on canvas 600mm x 600mm

almost ...

... done, I will have to think about it a bit

Update; since the first posting (monday 1st June) I have repainted the road once and painted the door about five times .... it's done, it's as good as I can do for now.